Week 16, 2000

played in Los Angeles, CA

76 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	10	3	6	-	26
Los Angeles Rams	0	7	7	13	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:19 NED - Eric Moulds 81 pass from Trot Nixon (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 11:59 NED - Robert Holcombe 11 pass from Trot Nixon (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 06:03 LA - Raymond Priester 3 pass from Jake Delhomme (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Cole Ford 20 field goal
3Q: 06:55 NED - Cole Ford 27 field goal
3Q: 03:34 LA - Herman Moore 31 pass from Jake Delhomme (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 09:40 NED - Eric Moulds 3 pass from Trot Nixon (Antonio Freeman run for conversion failed)
4Q: 07:32 LA - John Flannery 33 fumble return (Ryan Longwell extra point failed)
4Q: 00:36 LA - Raymond Priester 1 pass from Jake Delhomme (Ryan Longwell extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:19 NED - Eric Moulds 81 pass from Trot Nixon (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 11:59 NED - Robert Holcombe 11 pass from Trot Nixon (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 06:03 LA - Raymond Priester 3 pass from Jake Delhomme (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Cole Ford 20 field goal
3Q: 06:55 NED - Cole Ford 27 field goal
3Q: 03:34 LA - Herman Moore 31 pass from Jake Delhomme (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 09:40 NED - Eric Moulds 3 pass from Trot Nixon (Antonio Freeman run for conversion failed)
4Q: 07:32 LA - John Flannery 33 fumble return (Ryan Longwell extra point failed)
4Q: 00:36 LA - Raymond Priester 1 pass from Jake Delhomme (Ryan Longwell extra point)

Team Statistics NED LA
Record 4-11 5-10
First Downs 24 18
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 19 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 466 345
- Offensive Plays 70 63
- Yards per Play 6.66 5.48
Net Rushing Yards 31 111
- Rushing Attempts 28 22
- Yards per Rush 1.11 5.05
Net Passing Yards 435 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 32 - 1 37 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 435 254
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/20
- Yards per Pass Play 10.36 5.71
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/26 5/53
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:13 26:47

Team Statistics	NED	LA
Record	4-11	5-10
First Downs	24	18
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	19	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	466	345
- Offensive Plays	70	63
- Yards per Play	6.66	5.48
Net Rushing Yards	31	111
- Rushing Attempts	28	22
- Yards per Rush	1.11	5.05
Net Passing Yards	435	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 32 - 1	37 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	435	254
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/20
- Yards per Pass Play	10.36	5.71
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/26	5/53
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:13	26:47

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:08	1:04	OWN 33	3	67	Touchdown
1	8:00	4:21	OWN 5	8	54	Punt
2	14:55	3:03	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	5:52	2:38	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
2	1:28	1:28	OWN 35	6	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:17	OWN 23	8	28	Punt
3	8:50	2:00	OPP 25	4	15	Field Goal
3	6:11	1:16	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
3	3:21	1:35	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	0:31	5:57	OWN 21	14	79	Touchdown
4	7:21	2:21	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	4:12	1:54	OWN 18	3	-1	Punt
4	0:29	0:26	OWN 20	3	22	Interception

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:52	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	12:04	4:04	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
1	3:39	3:44	OWN 1	7	61	Punt
2	11:52	6:00	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	3:14	1:46	OWN 27	7	4	Punt
3	9:43	0:53	OWN 13	3	12	Fumble
3	6:50	0:39	OWN 29	1	0	Interception
3	4:55	1:34	OWN 31	4	69	Touchdown
3	1:46	1:15	OWN 43	3	4	Punt
4	9:34	2:13	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
4	5:00	0:48	OWN 34	3	-5	Punt
4	2:18	1:49	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 44	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Trot Nixon, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Holcombe	19	4	0.21	7	0
Trot Nixon	4	28	7.00	11	1
Shaun Alexander	3	3	1.00	3	0
Brad Hoover	2	-4	-2.00	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wilmont Perry	15	88	5.87	16	4
Jake Delhomme	4	10	2.50	5	0
Kevin Faulk	3	13	4.33	6	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trot Nixon	42	32	435	0/0	3	81	1	122.6

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Delhomme	37	24	254	4/20	3	37	1	100.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eric Moulds	13	14	241	18.54	123	81	2
WR Antonio Freeman	7	9	41	5.86	20	11	0
RB Robert Holcombe	7	9	89	12.71	70	27	1
FB Brad Hoover	2	3	10	5.00	0	6	0
TE Wesley Walls	1	2	8	8.00	10	8	0
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	1	22	22.00	6	22	0
TE Jamie Asher	1	2	24	24.00	13	24	0
WR Evan Toomer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Moore	8	13	109	13.63	37	31	1
WR Joe Jurevicius	4	8	50	12.50	1	37	0
WR Patrick Jeffers	3	3	34	11.33	0	14	0
WR Anthony Lucas	3	3	33	11.00	17	24	0
FB Wade Reeves	2	4	18	9.00	21	19	0
RB Raymond Priester	2	2	4	2.00	1	3	2
RB Wilmont Perry	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
RB Kevin Faulk	1	2	8	8.00	8	8	0
TE Alfred Pupunu	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Todd Franz	1	3	3.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jason Belser	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eric Moulds	2	0	0
Zack de la Rocha	0	1	0
Robert Holcombe	0	1	0
Todd Franz	0	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Anthony Lucas	1	0	0	0
John Flannery	0	1	0	1
Eric Mahlum	0	0	1	0
Frank Garcia	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	7	300	42.9	35.3	53	3

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	7	309	44.1	37.6	53	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	2/2	0/0	0/0	27	2/2

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	3	26	8.7	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Lucas	5	53	10.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	24	24.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Jurevicius	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Aric Morris	9	3	0.5	21	41
DT Sam Adams	6	0	1.0	19	41
ILB Desmond Grasso	5	1	1.0	21	38
CB Mark Walhberg	4	0	0.0	12	31
OLB Andy Katzenmoyer	4	0	0.0	16	29
OLB Tucker Brock	4	0	0.0	6	12
DE Erik Flowers	3	0	0.5	20	37
CB James Becker	3	1	0.0	20	31
S Todd Franz	3	0	0.0	20	38
DE Ben Karpinski	1	3	0.5	17	32
OLB Hannibal Navies	1	1	0.0	10	9
RB Robert Holcombe	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Nickolas Fox	1	0	0.0	1	4
DE Shawn Sawyda	0	1	0.5	4	15
S Zack de la Rocha	0	3	0.0	7	17
CB Terrell Buckley	0	2	0.0	20	38
DT Reggie McGrew	0	1	0.0	13	14

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lewis Bush	9	0	0.0	21	24
ILB Levon Kirkland	8	5	0.0	28	36
S Derrick Hoskins	6	4	0.0	27	41
DE Sean Moran	6	1	0.0	19	30
CB Mark McMillian	6	0	0.0	12	35
CB Lance Brown	5	1	0.0	17	28
DT Austin Robbins	4	1	0.0	23	27
CB Jerry Azumah	3	2	0.0	26	33
S Jason Belser	3	0	0.0	25	36
DT Clint Haynes	1	1	0.0	20	18
OLB Bernard Carter	1	1	0.0	15	11
S Hannibal Lecter	1	0	0.0	4	16
WR Patrick Jeffers	1	0	---	---	---
CB Andy Macdonald	1	0	0.0	12	20
DE Duane Ashman	1	0	0.0	20	31
OLB Derrick Rodgers	1	0	0.0	6	5
ILB Antony Jordan	1	0	0.0	3	17

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sam Adams	1.0	1	0	0	41
ILB Desmond Grasso	1.0	0	0	0	38
DE Ben Karpinski	0.5	0	2	0	32
DE Erik Flowers	0.5	0	1	0	37
DE Shawn Sawyda	0.5	0	0	0	15
S Aric Morris	0.5	0	0	0	41
DE Jeff Lageman	0.0	0	2	2	10

Los Angeles	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sean Moran	2	0	1	30
DT Clint Haynes	1	0	0	18
DT Austin Robbins	0	1	0	27
DT Fred Robbins	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Aric Morris	5	0	0	41
OLB Andy Katzenmoyer	3	1	0	29
S Todd Franz	3	0	1	38
CB Mark Walhberg	3	0	0	31
OLB Tucker Brock	3	0	0	12
CB James Becker	3	0	0	31
ILB Desmond Grasso	1	0	0	38
OLB Nickolas Fox	1	0	0	4
OLB Hannibal Navies	1	0	0	9
DE Erik Flowers	1	0	0	37
S Zack de la Rocha	0	1	0	17

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Derrick Hoskins	6	0	0	41
OLB Lewis Bush	5	1	0	24
CB Lance Brown	4	1	0	28
CB Mark McMillian	4	0	0	35
ILB Levon Kirkland	3	1	0	36
CB Jerry Azumah	3	0	0	33
DE Sean Moran	2	0	0	30
ILB Antony Jordan	2	0	0	17
S Jason Belser	1	0	1	36
S Hannibal Lecter	1	0	0	16
CB Andy Macdonald	1	0	0	20
OLB Derrick Rodgers	0	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Leon Searcy	1	5	28	42
Cameron Spikes	1	4	28	42
Wesley Walls	1	1	13	5
Rick Delrio	0	5	28	42
John St. Clair	0	4	28	42
Brad Hoover	0	3	20	18
Mike Alstott	0	1	4	20
Damien Woody	0	1	28	42

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cornell Green	3	4	0	22	1	41
Eric Mahlum	3	3	1	22	0	41
Brad Meester	3	3	0	22	3	41
Benji Olson	1	2	0	22	0	41
Pierson Hill	1	1	0	1	0	10
Wade Reeves	0	2	0	14	0	26
Ryan Tucker	0	2	0	22	0	41
Alfred Pupunu	0	1	0	18	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
James Becker	4	12
Shaun Alexander	2	25

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Mark McMillian	1	31
Kevin Faulk	1	11
Eric Mahlum	1	7
Frank Garcia	1	5

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leon Searcy	28	42	---	---	9	79
Rick Delrio	28	42	---	---	9	79
John St. Clair	28	42	---	---	9	79
Trot Nixon	28	42	---	---	---	70
Eric Moulds	23	35	---	---	12	70
Damien Woody	28	42	---	---	---	70
Cameron Spikes	28	42	---	---	---	70
Erik Flowers	---	---	20	37	13	70
Robert Holcombe	25	39	---	---	2	66
James Becker	---	---	20	31	12	63
Aric Morris	---	---	21	41	---	62
Sam Adams	---	---	19	41	---	60
Desmond Grasso	---	---	21	38	1	60
Todd Franz	---	---	20	38	1	59
Terrell Buckley	---	---	20	38	---	58
Jamie Asher	23	26	---	---	7	56
Mark Walhberg	---	---	12	31	10	53
Antonio Freeman	15	35	---	---	2	52
Ben Karpinski	---	---	17	32	---	49
Brad Hoover	20	18	---	---	9	47
Andy Katzenmoyer	---	---	16	29	1	46
Wesley Walls	13	5	---	---	19	37
Ed McCaffrey	6	18	---	---	12	36
Tucker Brock	---	---	6	12	18	36
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	7	17	10	34
Mike Alstott	4	20	---	---	10	34
Evan Toomer	7	9	---	---	15	31
Shaun Alexander	3	3	---	---	25	31
Reggie McGrew	---	---	13	14	1	28
Tory James	---	---	2	11	12	25
Jeff Lageman	---	---	11	10	---	21
Hannibal Navies	---	---	10	9	1	20
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	4	15	---	19
J.T. Ogden	0	0	---	---	16	16
Derrick Thomas	---	---	0	0	10	10
Nickolas Fox	---	---	1	4	5	10
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Utley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	7	7
Allen Rossum	---	---	2	3	1	6
Craig Yeast	1	2	---	---	---	3
Sean Parker	0	0	---	---	2	2
Don Majkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Mandarich	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Toner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark McMillian	---	---	12	35	31	78
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	27	41	2	70
Eric Mahlum	22	41	---	---	7	70
Levon Kirkland	---	---	28	36	2	66
Ryan Tucker	22	41	---	---	2	65
Jason Belser	---	---	25	36	2	63
Jake Delhomme	22	41	---	---	---	63
Benji Olson	22	41	---	---	---	63
Cornell Green	22	41	---	---	---	63
Brad Meester	22	41	---	---	---	63
Joe Jurevicius	22	37	---	---	3	62
Jerry Azumah	---	---	26	33	2	61
Herman Moore	20	35	---	---	---	55
Lance Brown	---	---	17	28	9	54
Duane Ashman	---	---	20	31	2	53
Fred Robbins	---	---	17	29	7	53
Austin Robbins	---	---	23	27	1	51
Sean Moran	---	---	19	30	2	51
Lewis Bush	---	---	21	24	2	47
Wade Reeves	14	26	---	---	7	47
Alfred Pupunu	18	17	---	---	7	42
Clint Haynes	---	---	20	18	3	41
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	12	20	7	39
Wilmont Perry	17	22	---	---	---	39
Anthony Lucas	7	18	---	---	12	37
Raymond Priester	4	8	---	---	24	36
Bernard Carter	---	---	15	11	9	35
Andy Macdonald	---	---	12	20	3	35
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	4	16	13	33
Kevin Faulk	5	17	---	---	11	33
Derrick Rodgers	---	---	6	5	19	30
Patrick Jeffers	1	7	---	---	18	26
Antony Jordan	---	---	3	17	4	24
Jason Gavadza	0	7	---	---	17	24
Pierson Hill	1	10	---	---	9	20
R. Jay Soward	1	1	---	---	11	13
John Flannery	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Tauscher	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	1	5	---	6
Frank Garcia	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerome Oliver	0	0	---	---	---	0
Robbie Tobeck	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	-1	-0.1
Middle	11	41	3.7
Right	10	-9	-0.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	25	6.3
Middle	13	54	4.2
Right	4	33	8.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trot Nixon	42	32	6	0	0	4	2	1	1

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Delhomme	37	24	4	1	3	2	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	16	12	98	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	113	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	204	15.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	29	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	114	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	26	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	85	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Moulds	14	13	241	3	35
WR Antonio Freeman	9	7	41	0	35
RB Robert Holcombe	9	7	89	1	39
FB Brad Hoover	3	2	10	0	18
TE Wesley Walls	2	1	8	0	5
TE Jamie Asher	2	1	24	1	26
WR Evan Toomer	2	0	0	0	9
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	1	22	1	18

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Moore	13	8	2	109	2	35
WR Joe Jurevicius	8	4	0	50	1	37
FB Wade Reeves	4	2	0	18	0	26
WR Patrick Jeffers	3	3	0	34	0	7
WR Anthony Lucas	3	3	0	33	1	18
RB Raymond Priester	2	2	0	4	0	8
RB Kevin Faulk	2	1	1	8	0	17
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	0	0	0	0	17
RB Wilmont Perry	1	1	0	-2	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Holcombe	4	8	2.00	0.21

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wilmont Perry	1	-1	-1.00	5.87
Kevin Faulk	1	6	6.00	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trot Nixon	4	3	29	7.25	10.36

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Delhomme	7	5	18	2.57	6.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eric Moulds	2	2	18	9.00	17.21
WR Evan Toomer	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Robert Holcombe	1	1	11	11.00	9.89

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Wade Reeves	2	1	-1	-0.50	4.50
RB Raymond Priester	2	2	4	2.00	2.00
WR Patrick Jeffers	1	1	12	12.00	11.33
RB Kevin Faulk	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Anthony Lucas	1	1	3	3.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Holcombe	3	1
Trot Nixon	1	0

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Wilmont Perry	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trot Nixon	10	7	5

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	11	9	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eric Moulds	5	5	4
WR Evan Toomer	2	0	0
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	1	1
RB Robert Holcombe	1	1	0
FB Brad Hoover	1	0	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Jurevicius	4	3	1
WR Herman Moore	3	2	1
WR Anthony Lucas	2	2	0
WR Patrick Jeffers	1	1	1
RB Wilmont Perry	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 87,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (25,300)
End Zone 15,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,600 (16,100)
Club Seats 18,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	87,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (25,300)
End Zone	15,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,600 (16,100)
Club Seats	18,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,700 (9,900)